122: Chapter 122 Territory Upgrade

Lin Xiao carefully felt the changes in his territory.

It was as if some kind of limit had been broken.

The underlying rules of the territory were completed and replaced; a more grandiose System of rules was slowly taking shape.

It was just like a world upgrading, ascending from a Minor Thousand Worlds to a Middle Thousand Worlds.

Hearing thunder in the silence.

Apart from Lin Xiao, the Lord, only Jiang Yao, the incredibly gifted hero, could perceive the evolution of the territory.

Her face was filled with wild joy, and she immediately sat cross-legged.

Carefully feeling the changes in the territory, countless realizations flashed through her eyes, and the aura on her body expanded wildly.

"Crack."

"Crack."

The firmament seemed unable to bear the burden and split open with countless cracks, from which endless golden light poured out, rushing madly into the territory.

In the blink of an eye, the concentration of chaos source qi in the territory reached that of a Level 5 territory.

This was not the end.

Endless golden light continued to pour in, pushing the concentration of chaos source qi within the territory to an even higher level.

It wasn't just the concentration of chaos source qi.

Lin Xiao also saw that wherever the golden light reached, countless resource points were generated all over the territory.

Forests, mineral deposits, rivers...

There were even rare and Advanced resources like gold mines and mithril.

Every time the territory upgraded, new resource points would be generated within it.

The higher the Rank, the more resource points generated, and the higher the probability of generating rare and Advanced resources.

However, the resource points generated in the territory this time, both in quantity and quality, far exceeded normal circumstances. Lin Xiao even saw Heaven And Earth Treasure being conceived in some places within the territory.

"This is the gift of the territory upgrade."

Lin Xiao realized in his heart.

A normal territory upgrade is merely a quantitative change, but going from a Level 4 territory to a Level 5 territory is a qualitative change, causing a territory upgrade.

It is precisely this kind of drastic change that allows the territory, after upgrading to Level 5, to bear legendary grade existences.

At this moment, the territory was nearly impervious to all laws.

Lin Xiao did not know that the Shadow Race's Great Master Du Yin was calculating his territory; otherwise, he would have definitely said, "Serves you right."

"Rumble~"

Just then, in the central area, the ground trembled slightly, as if an earth dragon were turning over. The ground split open with countless fissures, and rich chaos source qi gushed out.

"That is a Spiritual Vein."

Looking at the changes in the central area, Lin Xiao immediately reacted.

The Spiritual Vein is an Epic Grade resource building. What was displayed before was naturally not its full effect. As a resource-type building, it fuses with the land and does not require Lin Xiao to specifically upgrade it. As the territory's Rank increases, its effects will be released bit by bit until it reaches its limit.

The Spiritual Vein, combined with the effect of the golden light, pushed the concentration of chaos source qi in Lin Xiao's territory toward a higher level.

Especially in the area most affected by the Spiritual Vein, the concentration of chaos source qi even reached that of a Level 6 territory.

It was still rising.

Rapidly approaching a Level 7 territory...

"What are you all still standing there for?"

"Seize the time; don't waste this opportunity."

Lin Xiao's voice rang in the ears of all heroes and Troop Types except Jiang Yao. Everyone reacted, hurriedly sat down cross-legged, and took advantage of the excellent opportunity of the territory upgrade to fully improve their strength.

Although the Burning Sky Flame Dragon and the Frost Giant could not Cultivate, such a rich concentration of chaos source qi was also of great benefit to their growth.

They also seized the time, staying within the Red Lotus Domain and the Frost Domain, striving to improve their strength.

Everyone's strength was growing at an astonishing speed. The benefits brought by the territory upgrade made their current growth speed much faster than when all kinds of resources were previously maxed out.

It was just a pity that this time was too short.

Not long after, the territory slowly returned to calm. The countless cracks in the firmament disappeared, and the unimaginably rich chaos source qi within the territory retreated like a tide.

A Level 5 territory obviously could not maintain this level of chaos source qi concentration.

In the end, it returned to the normal level of a Level 5 territory.

The territory transformation was complete.

[Congratulations, your territory has upgraded to Level 5. You are the first Lord to complete the upgrade. Reward: 1 billion Source Crystal, one legendary grade treasure chest.]

[You have obtained one opportunity for territory adjustment. Do you wish to use it?]

[Congratulations, your Rank has increased to Tier 5. You are the first Lord to promote to Tier 5. Reward: 1 billion Source Crystal, one legendary grade treasure chest.]

The System notification sounded.

As the territory Rank increased, the heroes and Troop Types whose strength had already crossed into the Tier 5 level naturally completed their promotion. Under the influence of his title, Lin Xiao also simultaneously promoted to Tier 5.

His life essence immediately began to transform.

Tier 5 meant stronger Aptitude, a higher upper limit, and his Lifespan increased to three thousand years.

Lin Xiao, however, could not care about these. Once he adapted to the changes in his life essence, he looked at his backpack with glowing eyes.

"Legendary, it really is a legendary grade treasure chest."

This was legendary grade!

Up to now, Lin Xiao had not obtained any legendary grade items, whether it was the most valuable Hero Token, or the most ordinary equipment and props.

Not a single one.

legendary grade items were extremely rare in the entire Human Race, undoubtedly high-end goods.

Now, Lin Xiao had obtained two at once.

"As expected of the System rewards exclusive to a First-Generation Lord; it really is powerful."

Lin Xiao forcibly suppressed the urge to open the treasure chests immediately.

There are priorities in all things.

legendary grade items, even if he opened them now, he might not be able to use them, especially buildings, as their construction requirements were far higher than Epic Grade. He simply couldn't build them, and if he opened them, they would just collect dust.

The urgent matter now was to take advantage of the fact that he had not yet been cut off from the outside world to trade for the various resources he needed.

After all, no one knew how long his territory could remain safe. Perhaps in the next moment, his territory's coordinates would be exposed, and countless hostile armies would invade on a large scale.

Lin Xiao completed the territory adjustment at the fastest speed.

His current territory did not change too much compared to when it was a Level 4 territory, so it did not require too much adjustment, and he quickly completed this step.

Immediately after, Lin Xiao opened the regional channel and began to contact Jin Huan.

When the territory upgraded, countless resource points were generated within it, including many rare and Advanced resources.

He had no time to mine these resources, and leaving them might just benefit invaders, so it was better to sell them all off.

After upgrading to a Level 5 territory, money was needed everywhere. Upgrading buildings required resources, and recruiting Troop Types also required resources. Relying solely on Advanced resources exchanged with merit was simply not enough.

"Leave it to me."

Jin Huan dared not slack off. Since Lin Xiao needed them urgently, he immediately contacted other merchant Lords and quickly transferred the various resources Lin Xiao needed.

After completing the transaction, Lin Xiao returned to the territory and began to use the territory expansion card.

The territory expansion card had one drawback: the generated territory would not have any resources. However, for Lin Xiao, it didn't matter.

He used these territory expansion cards on the edge of the territory.

At the edge of the territory, countless barren territories were generated out of thin air, expanding wildly toward the periphery. In the end, the size of Lin Xiao's territory stopped at 30,000 square kilometers.